ḥfꜣw

Egyptian

Pronunciation

(reconstructed) IPA^(key): /ˈħafʀaw/ → /ˈħafʀaw/ → /ˈħafə/ → /ħaf/

(modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /hɛfɑuː/
- Conventional anglicization: hefau

Noun

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snake, worm

Inflection

Declension of *ḥfꜣw* (masculine a-stem)
singular	ḥfꜣw
dual	ḥfꜣwwj
plural	ḥfꜣww

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of ḥfꜣw

ḥfꜣw

ḥfꜣw

Derived terms

ḥfꜣt (“on hands and knees”)

Descendants

Demotic: ḥf
- Akhmimic Coptic: ϩⲁϥ (haf)
- Bohairic Coptic: ϩⲟϥ (hof)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ϩⲁϥ (haf)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ϩⲁϥ (haf)
- Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲟϥ (hof), ϩⲟⲃ (hob), ϩⲟⲡ (hop), ϩⲱⲃ (hōb)

References

Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 168
James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 281.

^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 55–56